1906 in the Congo Free State

The following lists events that happened during 1906 in the Congo Free State.

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Events
DateEvent
The Compagnie du Katanga, Comité Spécial du Katanga and Tanganyika Concessions form the mining company Union Minière du Haut-Katanga (UMHK).[1]
Forminière (Société internationale forestière et minière du Congo) is founded by Jean Jadot.[2]
31 October The Comité Spécial du Katanga (CSK), the Congo Free State and the Société Générale de Belgique found the Compagnie du Chemin de fer du Bas-Congo au Katanga (BCK) to build a rail link from Bukama to Port Franqui on the Kasai River.[3]

See also

References
  1. Oliver & Sanderson 1975, p. 342.
  2. Derksen 1983.
  3. BCK - KDL.

Sources
  • BCK - KDL - Le site des chemins de fer du Katanga, 2010, archived from the original on 4 December 2010, retrieved 31 March 2021
  • Derksen, Richard (1983), "Forminière in the Kasai, 1906-1939", African Economic History, 12: 49–65, doi:10.2307/3601316, JSTOR 3601316
  • Oliver, Roland; Sanderson, G.N., eds. (1975), The Cambridge History of Africa, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-22803-9, retrieved 17 March 2021
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